SURREY Health & Racquets suffered their first defeat of the season as a less-than full-strength squad went down 4-1 to Probuild Bristol in Group B of the Premier Squash League on Tuesday.

The 2008 champions, from Croydon, took the opening points when Lauren Selby beat Bristol's 17-year-old Rebecca Quiney in straight games.

But the Avon club took over thereafter – captain Hadrian Stiff recovering from a game down to beat Cheng Yao Huang 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 13-11, and top string Mohamed El Shorbagy making up for a disappointing visit to Kuwait by beating Alan Clyne 12-10, 12-14, 11-5, 11-8.